How to fix the Veeam PowerShell Error
During the installation of Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR), you may run into a puzzling error, “Failed to invoke PowerShell query SCVMM components are not installed.” Luckily, an easy fix.
Category Archives: Microsoft
How to Install VB6 on Windows 10 or 11
So if you don’t know it, the technical preview version of Windows 10 is available. Being the good maintenance guy, you’ll want to know about installing VB6 on Windows 10. This article shows how I got it running on Microsofts latest OS. I won’t run down the list of getting Windows 10 installed. If you’re able to grab… Read More »
VBScript: Dump AD Users to Excel
This handy little script will dump out your Active Directory users to an Excel spreadsheet. Simply run it with an account that has the necessary permissions to query AD, and it will do the rest, including notify you with a dialog box when it is done.
Remove Ghosted NIC from a Windows VM
After performing a V2V, P2V or a clone operation in which the VHD/VHDX file is copied to a new VM, a new NIC is installed in the virtual machine. This is evidenced by the need to once again set the IP configuration of the NIC.
Create a VM Checkpoint in SCVMM
In a virtualized environment, we have the ability to create point-in-time snapshots, or checkpoints in Microsoft parlance, of virtual machines. This gives the ability to immediately roll back any changes after the checkpoint operation was performed. This is especially useful when debugging an application, or performing migrations and upgrades to applications.
Fix File Associations for ZIP files
From time to time, file associations get broken. This could be the result of malware, “bit slippage”, uninstall of an associated program, or even some inadvertent change of settings. Here is how to fix a broken ZIP file association.
VM Fails to Start with Error 12711
System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) can be a bit less than helpful when describing reasons for failed operations.
Use PowerShell to Remove a Stubborn VM
During a recent cleanup effort in the System Center Virtual Machine Manager console, I found a powered off guest machine. The status showed the VM as having an “Unsupported Cluster Configuration State”.
Check Remote Services with Powershell
If you need to check the status of a service across several machines, and don’t have monitoring in place, you can use PowerShell to get Running/Stopped/Starting status quickly.
How to Open an Elevated Command Prompt
There is something of a mantra in the IT world: If it has to be repeated more than once, script it and automate it. The same goes for Q&A. If more than one person asks about it, write it down. So here you go.